By Simon Miraudo December 17, 2013 “We’re going through!” is how James Thurber’s beloved short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, begins. Producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was possibly stirred by that same declaration in his twenty-year-long battle to bring it back to the big screen. Ron Howard, Chuck Russell, Steven Spielberg, Mark Waters, and […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Ben Stiller has entered the Oscar race. With The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the director and star looks to be going for the Academy’s melancholic sweet spot; the same that earned Little Miss Sunshine and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind major accolades. Based on James Thurber’s book of the same name, Stiller’s film […]
Continue readingFirst look at Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The first images of a heavily made-up Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty have been released online. In the film – a remake of the 1947 pic of the same name – Stiller plays the eponymous Mitty, a daydreamer and photo developer who embarks on an adventure to find […]
Continue readingPatton Oswalt to join Stiller and Wiig in Walter Mitty
Comedian Patton Oswalt came very close to nabbing an Oscar nomination for his excellent work in Young Adult. Although he missed out on the accolade (and even after he was snubbed for his voice-work in Ratatouille!), his career is still enjoying a well-deserved bump. According to Variety, Oswalt is in negotiations to join Ben Stiller […]
Continue readingBen Stiller and Jonathan Safran Foer collaborate on TV show
Ben Stiller has signed on to star in, direct, and executive produce the new series All Talk for HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy is written by Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Everything is Illuminated) and has Alan Alda tipped to star opposite Stiller. The series follows a Jewish family in […]
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